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Universal health coverage is an ambitious goal, but it is one that can create a healthier and more equitable world for all people. It means a child reaches adulthood, and adults lead healthier lives regardless of who they are and where they live.

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The 2000 Durban conference prompted action, and since then, great strides have been made in global health and the fight against HIV/AIDS.

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That all-too-common gap - between where the doctors, facilities and resources are based and where the individuals suffering from HIV live - had to be closed. This is what the Health Extension Program (HEP) was created to do.

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The fight against HIV/AIDS cannot be won unless countries take ownership of protecting and supporting the health of communities both near and far.

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Countries need to work in partnership with international agencies, donors, global experts, and one another in order to collectively end HIV/AIDS.

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I had always believed that standing with Ethiopia's most vulnerable was simply the right thing to do.

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Early in my career, I was galvanized by a disease that ravaged my country and many others around the world: malaria.

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Soon after joining the Ministry of Health in Ethiopia, I was called upon as part of team to respond to a malaria outbreak. My team was dispatched to a village in southwestern Ethiopia, where I not only observed the malaria epidemic's shocking effects on adults and children but also experienced it first-hand.

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I contracted malaria while working in the field. That was the impetus for me to pursue a doctorate in community health. As a young academic, I investigated the patterns of malaria's spread and the potential measures we could employ to control it.

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The monetary impacts of malaria from the household to the global level are significant. Malaria tends to strike during harvest season, rendering families too sick and too weak to perform the work necessary to earn a living. Malaria-stricken families spend an average of over a quarter of their income on malaria treatment.

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Biography

Nationality: Ethiopian

Type: Politician

Born: Unknown

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